Putting the Common Security and Defense Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean under Scrutiny: Türkiye’s Conflicting Role by Petros Violakis

“…The end of the Cold War and the emergence of a new global security and economic environment (Defence budgets’ decline, imminent threats from the Gulf War and NATO’s quest for a new identity), provided a window of opportunity for establishing and designing the EU’s security institution. …”
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Comparison of actual evapotranspiration by the google earth engine evapotranspiration flux (EEFlux) to the METRIC model using remote sensing data and in-situ climate observations by Alsanjar Omar, Cetin Mahmut

“…Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is essential data in developing water budgets and calculating irrigation water requirements in large-scale irrigation schemes. …”
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Drug pricing and reimbursement information management: processes and decision making in the global economy by Dimitrios Tsourougiannis

“…Several sequential phases of development emphasized planning, time schedules, target dates, budgets and implementation of the entire system. A test system was used to pilot the electronic (e)-pricing system with three affiliates (four users) in February 2013. …”
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Role of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Risk-Taking Tendencies in the Relationship Between Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurial Intention by Bilgehan Tekin, Metin Asar

“… Background: In order for entrepreneurs and people who intend to start a venture to be able to use their budgets optimally, to evaluate their investments correctly, to take risks for investment areas that will create opportunities, it is necessary to possess a proper set of skills. …”
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A novel subsurface sediment plate method for quantifying sediment accumulation and erosion in seagrass meadows by Carolyn J. Ewers Lewis, Karen J. McGlathery

“…We recommend the application of this method for quantifying short- and long-term changes in seagrass surface sediments across various spatial scales to improve our understanding of disturbance, recovery, restoration, carbon cycling, sediment budgets, and the response of seagrasses to rising sea levels.…”
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De pollicitationibus. On the nature of unilateral public promises in Roman law by Bronisław Sitek

“…The institution of pollicitatio was a great support for city budgets, which at that time had full independence from central finance. …”
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Cost analysis of a teaching hospital in Thailand: Impacts of the first wave of COVID-19. by Nopphol Witvorapong, Sureerat Ngamkiatphaisan, Jiruth Sriratanaban

“…COVID-19 has had adverse impacts on the health sector in Thailand and information on hospital costs is required for planning and budgeting. The aim of this study was to estimate costs that the pandemic imposed on a teaching hospital in the country, focusing on the first wave which took place in March-May 2020. …”
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The institution of self-taxation of citizens in Russia: the concept and prospects of development by O.V. Elistratova

“…The relevance of the study is determined by the need to improve the legal regulation of the self-taxation institution in the context of the ongoing reduction in revenue sources of local budgets. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state of the legal regulation of self-taxation, the practice of its application and the prospects for selftaxation in the Russian Federation, to identify some legal and organizational problems in the implementation of this institution and to suggest possible ways to solve them. …”

EVALUATION OF THE PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX PROJECTS IN ERBIL GOVERNORATE by Aksana Mohammed

“…The most significant factors for procurement management are creating an appropriate risk response plan, integrating the procurement plan with the budgeting, scheduling procurement due to dates and quantities, using the tendering procedure, and procurement quality assurance. …”
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Contractors' Perception of Success Factors for Implementing Public Road Construction Projects by Noah Mwelu, Susan Watundu, Musa Bukoma Moya

“…Reports show that public road construction projects are not completed on time and within estimated budgets because of shoddy work and contract variations that negatively affect the government's goal attainment. …”
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Management accounting methods for financial decisions: Case of industrial companies in Jordan by Nahed Habis Alrawashedh

“…The study’s findings supported the notion that budgeting, financial ratio analysis and activity-based costing are the most widely used management accounting techniques in these organizations. …”
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The impact of top management education on the socially responsible management of local government in the context of investment development by Janka Beresecká, Martin Hronec, Štefan Hronec, Jana Hroncová-Vicianová

“…The limited public budgets of local governments, socio-economic crises, and environmental and waste issues create increased demands on their spending. …”
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The Role of the Alzaiem Alazhari University in Local Community Service in Light of Quality Assurance Standards in the Sudanese High Educational Institutes by Osama Nabil Mohammed Ahmed, Faisal Mohammed Abdel Wahab

“…The study recommended that budgets should be allocated for local community service programs at the university; more focus be made on training; and a department of community service that has the status of college deanship be established. …”
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Unit costs for allopathic and AYUSH outpatient care in public facilities in Urban Delhi, India by Charu C Garg, Roopali Goyanka

“…Data from national health survey, annual government budgets, and reports were used. Results: The average cost of an outpatient visit for allopathic care was ₹325 at a UPHC and ₹189 in a homeopathic dispensary and ₹692 in an Ayurvedic dispensary. …”
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Healthy ageing: Herpes zoster infection and the role of zoster vaccination by Desmond Curran, T. Mark Doherty, Nicolas Lecrenier, Thomas Breuer

“…Abstract Populations are ageing worldwide, with considerable time lived in ill-health, putting upwards pressure on healthcare budgets. Healthy ageing is defined as maintaining functional ability, including the ability to: meet basic needs; learn, grow and make decisions; be mobile; build and maintain relationships; and contribute to society. …”
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Assessing the Hospitals’ Preparedness Against COVID-19: A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach by Seyyed Mahdi Hosseini Sarkhosh, Mohammadreza Zahedi

“…This tool facilitates the proper allocation of budgets and other resources in strengthening the preparedness of hospitals in handling the situation.…”
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Does Intergovernmental Equalization Create Disincentives for Regional Infrastructural Development? by N. E. Barbashova

“…A further study may provide more details on the impact of the road industry development on the own revenues of regional budgets.…”
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Russia and China: Prospects for the Development of Urban Agglomerations by R. M. Vulfovich

“…As the main trends in the development of urbanized regions of Russia and China, the following are highlighted: the growth of the scale of territories and the concentration of a significant population on them, the associated aggravation of a number of problems, such as increasing competition in the integrated labour market, standardization and unification of the p rovision of basic services, increasing burden on local budgets and often limiting the autonomy of municipalities, the need to improve transport systems to increase the mobility of the population throughout the territory of the agglomeration.…”
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Training to improve skill in managing and reporting regular BOS Fund in SMA/SMK by I. Irawan, Iskandar Muda, Ari Irawan

“…This means that the budgeting process starting from planning preparation and implementation must be truly reportable and accountable. …”
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Social Media, Quo Vadis? Prospective Development and Implications by Laura Studen, Victor Tiberius

“…Firms will spend greater amounts of their budgets on social media advertising, and schools, politicians, and the medical sector will increase their social media engagement. …”
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